Small Word Press issue

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by lumpy, Nov 7, 2008.

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    Hi guys. I have a small word press issue.

    How can i show only a small summary of the posts on the first page ? The post to be accessible if you click on Read More.

    Thanks !:confused:
     
    lumpy, Nov 7, 2008 IP
  2. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    #2
    Open index.php of the wordpress theme and look for

    Look for

    <?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry »'); ?>
    Code (markup):
    and replace with

    <?php the_excerpt('Read the rest of this entry »'); ?>
    Code (markup):
    This will line up posts with summary.

    DON.
     
    deluxdon, Nov 7, 2008 IP
  3. sylv3rblade

    sylv3rblade Peon

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    #3
    edit your template for the front page (will vary depending on your theme) and use

    instead of
    EDIT: oh deluxedon beat me to it.
     
    sylv3rblade, Nov 7, 2008 IP
  4. lumpy

    lumpy Well-Known Member

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    Thanks guys ! :)
     
    lumpy, Nov 7, 2008 IP
  5. mizaks

    mizaks Well-Known Member

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    #5
    You can also use a plugin like Excerpt Reloaded. It gives you more flexibility -- there is a 55 word limit and HTML tags are stripped when using the standard the_excerpt tag.
     
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  6. tan19852

    tan19852 Peon

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    login the wordpress. go to setting -> reading ->For each article in a feed, show : set summary
     
    tan19852, Nov 8, 2008 IP